Anti-Gay Protesters Still Disrupting Military Funerals

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Saturday July 29, 2006 · 5:49 PM PDT

2006/07/29 · 17:49

Imagine for a moment that your child died in the Armed Forces in Iraq or Afghanistan. Imagine that come the day of their funeral that some protesters showed up. Imagine that these protesters showed up because America tolerates the existence of homosexuals. Apparently, such protesters have been showing up at funerals for quite some time. The father of one of the dead American soldiers has now responded, rightly, by suing these protesters.

The Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka Kansas (apparently providing an answer to a certain question) have been going to military funerals and protesting. Not out of a religious conviction of pacifism, but because U.S. Soldiers have died while "serving a country that has incurred the wrath of God by accepting and tolerating homosexuality." Read More

Bush Administration Tacitly Admits America is Not Safer

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Friday July 28, 2006 · 10:53 AM PDT

2006/07/28 · 10:53

I don't understand why the Democratic Party is not consistently and harshly attacking the Bush Administration over its national security failures. Despite Cheney's pronouncement that voting for Kerry equals voting for an increased likelihood of terrorist attacks it is manifest that the Bush Administration has failed to make us safer. This is not just my opinion, it's the Bush Administration's opinion as well. Don't believe me?

Just ask them:
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Flowers and Candy Predux

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Saturday July 22, 2006 · 4:40 PM PDT

2006/07/22 · 16:40

One of the biggest disasters in the "war on terror" has been squandering the opportunity of bringing stability to Afghanistan. Although Afghanistan gets none of the coverage that Iraq (and now Lebanon) does, leading many people to think that freedom is on the march there, the situation in Afghanistan hangs by a thread. The Guardian is now reporting that despite the positive terms in which government officials described the situation last week, that the head of Nato's International Security Force in Afghanistan, Lt. Gen. David Richards, believes the situation is "close to anarchy." Read More

Al Qaeda Hates Petting Zoos (with Poll)

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Tuesday July 11, 2006 · 8:25 PM PDT

2006/07/11 · 20:25

Remember a couple of weeks ago when the Department of Homeland Security slashed the anti-terrorist funding for New York and California? The New York Times now reports on which States received the bulk of that money under the DHS's National Asset Database. Believe itor not, Indiana, the self-appointed Crossroads of America, has the most terror targets of any State in the Country with 8,591. New York has 5,687 and California 3,212. What does Indiana have that New York and California don't that intrigues Al Qaeda? Petting Zoos! Read More

Bush Ignores EPA's Findings States: Debate Ongoing As To Cause of Global Warming

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Monday June 26, 2006 · 4:00 PM PDT

2006/06/26 · 16:00

ABC'swebsite is reporting that George Bush today stated that the debate is ongoing as to the cause of global warming:

In the White House, only hours after that old elm had fallen, Bush was addressed by a reporter, thus: "I know that you are not planning to see Al Gore's new movie, but do you agree with the premise that global warming is a real and significant threat to the planet?"
"I have said consistently," answered Bush, "that global warming is a serious problem. There's a debate over whether it's manmade or naturally caused. We ought to get beyond that debate and start implementing the technologies necessary ... to be good stewards of the environment, become less dependent on foreign sources of oil..."

This statement, of course, runs counter to reality and pronouncments of the EPA.
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New Susa Poll: Bush at 33%, favorable in only 3 states

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Tuesday May 16, 2006 · 12:50 PM PDT

2006/05/16 · 12:50

The new SUSA came out today and Bush has fallen further. In the last poll the weighted approval ratings had him at 36%, the unweighted approval rating was 38%. In the latest poll these numbers are now 33% weighted and 36% unweighted (weighted compensates for population differences between the states). In the last poll, 4 states viewed Bush with a net approval rating, 1 had him at even:
1. Utah +15% 55/40
2. Idaho +10% 53/43
3. Wyoming +10 54/44
4. Nebraska +6% 51/45
5. Oklahoma -- 48/48

Today, only 3 states approve:

1. Idaho +7 52/45
2. Utah +5 51/46
3. Wyoming +1 50/49
4. Oklahoma -3 47/51
5. Nebraska -4 47/51
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Updated: HUD Inspector General Opens Investigation of Jackson

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Wednesday May 10, 2006 · 3:21 PM PDT

2006/05/10 · 15:21

Think Progress is reporting that the Inspector General of HUD has opened an investigation into Jackson's comments that he rescinded a contract offer after the offeree indicated that he dislikes Bush politically. Jackson has now shifted the prior defense that he was just making it up, and now claims that he was speaking merely anecdotally:
"I deeply regret the anecdotal remarks I made at a recent Texas small business forum and would like to reassure the public that all HUD contracts are awarded solely on a stringent merit-based process. During my tenure, no contract has ever been awarded, rejected, or rescinded due to the personal or political beliefs of the recipient."
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France Calls Iran's Nuclear Program Military in Nature

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Thursday February 16, 2006 · 11:19 AM PST

2006/02/16 · 11:19

France's foreign minister publicly stated that Iran's nuclear program is a cover for the creation of a nuclear weapon. Iran has accused France of needlessly increasing tension. See New York Times article here.

This news is troubling. First, no one wants Iran to have nuclear weapons. Second, because France has made the accusation it carries a lot more credibility, leading to Three: how will the Bush Administration use this accusation.

The Administration has been beating the drums for war with Iran for some time. As has been diaried and discussed here and elsewhere, the administration apparently has plans for a bombing campaign. France's statement, because of their vocal opposition to the Iraq war, provides the fig leaf needed to cut off diplomacy and act in a unilateral military fashion.

Abortion Battle Brewing For Supreme Court

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Wednesday February 01, 2006 · 11:02 AM PST

2006/02/01 · 11:02

Two United States Courts of Appeal (Second and Ninth) ruled today that the Partial Birth Abortion Act is unconstitutional. The Second Circuit (NY, NJ, CT) did not, however, invalidate the Act. Instead, they have held it open for 30 days for the parties to offer remedies for the failings in the law, which does not contain any exception for the health of the mother. Of the three judges in the panel, Judge Straub dissented, stating according to New York Times that he does not believe that abortion rights "extend[] to the destruction of a child that is substantially outside her body." Chief Judge Walker, who concurred in the opinion did so only because he felt constrained by precedent, a 2000 ruling by the Supreme Court, that mandates that abortion laws must contain an exception for the health of the mother. He stated that it was distasteful to him to do so and, without citing any evidence, that "many Americans, probably most Americans, find [so-called partial birth abortion] exceedingly offensive on moral grounds."
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Filibuster Alito Petition Thread

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Thursday January 26, 2006 · 2:02 PM PST

2006/01/26 · 14:02

We the undersigned support a filibuster of Samuel Alito's nomination to the Supreme Court. His views are simply too extreme for the United States Supreme Court and he has refused to fully and forthrightly answer the questions posed to him by the Judiciary Committee.

Please post only a simple title such as "I support a filibuster."

No comments. No mojo. No complaints about the timing. Just an expression of support if you agree.

Tilting at Windmills: Campaign Finance Reform and the Constitution

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Tuesday January 24, 2006 · 4:14 PM PST

2006/01/24 · 16:14

Campaign finance reform has become a focus of both parties and is likely to be passed in some fashion. Given that the Supremes have opened the door to revisiting the aspects of McCain-Feingold with their decision in Wisonsin Right to Life the Constitutionality of any meaningful reform is in serious question--especially given that Alito may replace O'Connor and she provided the 5th and deciding vote upholding McCain-Feingold in 2002. While some people believe that it's possible to fashion a constitutionally permissible public financing system now, I'm not as optimistic. Although a constiutional amendment is quixotic, it is also the best solution. As long as I'm tilting at windmills I thought I would propose the trifecta. The goal behind this idea is to make the Federal Government fully accountable to the will the people as a united polity. Read More

Raw Story Suggests Able Danger Hearing Coming Soon

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Thursday November 17, 2005 · 11:04 AM PST

2005/11/17 · 11:04

Raw Story has a headline (no story yet) suggesting that able danger hearings are on the way. For those that don't recall, Able Danger was the program wherein 4 of the 9/11 hijackers, including Atta, were possibly identified as members of an al qaeda cell in the United States in 2000, over a year before the attacks. Hopefully this inquiry will be a full and thoroughgoing one that gets to the bottom of who knew what and when. I'm not terribly optimistic that the hearing won't be anything but a whitewash, particularly given that the Phase 2 investigation of Iraq intelligence hasn't gone anywhere (I'm not connecting the events, just the likelihood of a meaningful hearing). UPDATE: Raw Story now has the story up. Curt Weldon of the House wants to send a letter to Rumsfeld asking him to allow the former members of the Able Danger team to testify before the house. He believes a majority of House members will support this letter and call for a hearing.

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